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Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008

S.R. 2008/472 · Made 20 November 2008

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Criminal Law

Made 20th November 2008

The Secretary of State makes the following Order, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(4) of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 f1

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

S.I. 2008/1216 (N.I. 1)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Interpretation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule
  5. 1Part I
  6. 2Part I
  7. 1Part II
  8. 2Part II
  9. 3Part II
  10. 4Part II
  11. 1Part III
  12. 2Part III
  13. 1Part IV
  14. 2Part IV
  15. 3Part IV
  16. 4Part IV
  17. 5Part IV
  18. 6Part IV
  19. Explanatory note

1Citation and Interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2008.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the 2008 Order” means the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008.

2Commencement

(1)

The provisions of the 2008 Order specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 8th December 2008.

(2)

The provisions of the 2008 Order specified in Part II of the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 19th December 2008.

(3)

The provisions of the 2008 Order specified in Part III of the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 5th January 2009.

(4)

The provisions of the 2008 Order specified in Part IV of the Schedule to this Order shall come into operation on 2nd February 2009.

Signature

Paul Goggins

Minister of State

Northern Ireland Office

20th November 2008

1Part I

Article 67 (Test purchases of alcohol)

2Part I

Article 87 (Pre-charge bail)

1Part II

Article 75 (Assisting a prisoner to escape)

2Part II

Article 76 (Facilitating escape by conveying things into prison)

3Part II

Article 77 (Conveyance of prohibited articles into or out of prison)

4Part II

Article 78 (Other offences relating to prison security)

1Part III

Article 65 (Seizure of vehicles used in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance)

2Part III

Article 66 (Retention etc. of vehicles seized under Article 65)

1Part IV

Article 79 (Live links: introductory)

2Part IV

Article 80 (Use of live links at preliminary hearings)

3Part IV

Article 81 (Use of live links at sentencing hearings)

4Part IV

Article 82 (Evidence of vulnerable accused)

5Part IV

Article 83 (Live links in appeals under Criminal Appeal Act)

6Part IV

Schedule 6 (Repeals) Part 4

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation on 8th December 2008 provisions of the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 dealing with the test purchasing of alcohol and pre charge bail provisions.

The Order also brings into operation on 19th December 2008 provisions regarding offences dealing with prison security.

The Order also brings into operation on 5th January 2009 provisions regarding the seizure and retention of vehicles used in a manner causing alarm, distress or annoyance.

The Order also brings into operation on 2nd February 2009 provisions regarding live links in court proceedings.